Alisigemmula
Genus of gastropods
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Alisigemmula is a genus of marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]
| Alisigemmula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Turridae |
| Genus: | Alisigemmula Kantor, Bouchet, Fedosov, Puillandre & Zaharias, 2024 |
| Type species | |
| Alisigemmula astrolabiensis Kantor, Bouchet, Fedosov, Puillandre & Zaharias, 2024 | |
Etymology
The genus is named after the research vessel Alis, which, under captains Raymond Proner, Hervé Le Houarneau and Jean-François Barazer, conducted numerous biodiversity surveys in the South Pacific, leading to the discovery of many new species of marine molluscs.[1]
Species
- Alisigemmula astrolabiensis Kantor, Bouchet, Fedosov, Puillandre & Zaharias, 2024